I have setup Xmail Forum to run in SSL mode only with self-signed certificate. This is a small step to secure forum from possible attacks or password steel.

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All electric machines work on smoke...when the smoke escape from machines, they don't work anymoreWindows: "Where do you want to go today?"Linux: "Where do you want to go tomorrow?"FreeBSD: "Are you guys coming or what?"

Yes, it is a counter. I use Mozilla so I can disable these kind of warnings.

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All electric machines work on smoke...when the smoke escape from machines, they don't work anymoreWindows: "Where do you want to go today?"Linux: "Where do you want to go tomorrow?"FreeBSD: "Are you guys coming or what?"

I think we should offer both SSL and none-SSL. There are still alot of IE users out there. Experience shows that users don't adapt their browsers, they just keep away from a site wich produces permanent popups ...

Well this is not possible due to the settings in the forum so you can use non SSL or SSL but not both so I choose SSL. For other users who still use IE - maybe it is a time to test drive Mozilla Firefox.

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All electric machines work on smoke...when the smoke escape from machines, they don't work anymoreWindows: "Where do you want to go today?"Linux: "Where do you want to go tomorrow?"FreeBSD: "Are you guys coming or what?"

The warning in IE is there fore a very good reason, and shouldn't just be disabled because one of your favourite websites begins to irritate during use.

I do use Firefox, at home, but in the office, I can't just install anything on the PC and am forced to use IE.

Some consideration is needed to make a site useable and appealing, and as hschneider says, people will move away because of the irritation.

I am minded to question what value the sitemeter has, once a forum becomes popular, we all know it gets lots of visitors. Either that or perhaps you could implement your own counter, from the same SSL secured site?

It's more important to get new users. If we make the forum uncomfortable we will loose users and get less new ones.

I would also kick a forum that wants me to install a new browser ...

Security is surely a good thing, but it should not play a bigger role than comfort in a forum's context. It's up to the users to use other passwords than they have for their banking account. So with a hacked password no more damage than posting crap can be done ....

All electric machines work on smoke...when the smoke escape from machines, they don't work anymoreWindows: "Where do you want to go today?"Linux: "Where do you want to go tomorrow?"FreeBSD: "Are you guys coming or what?"